NC0136060 · North Carolina

LOWELL, CITY OF

Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records

Violation records shown: 9
EPA health-based flag: 1
Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot: 0
Monitoring and reporting records: 7

Counties listed by EPA · Gaston County, North Carolina

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Violations and what followed

Among 9 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 91 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 4336927 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2025 · period end March 31, 2025 · first reported May 16, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2025

4 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
2330653	February 17, 2025	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
2330654	February 17, 2025	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
2330655	February 17, 2025	Informal	State Public Notification requested
2330659	April 1, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 4336926 · TTHM · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2025 · period end March 31, 2025 · first reported May 16, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2025

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
2330653	February 17, 2025	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
2330654	February 17, 2025	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
2330655	February 17, 2025	Informal	State Public Notification requested
2330659	April 1, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
2330660	October 28, 2025	Informal	State Public Notification received

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

LSL ReportingViolation 4336929 · LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS · Lead and Copper Rule Revisions

Noncompliance period start October 17, 2024 · period end February 10, 2025 · first reported March 31, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field February 10, 2025

2 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
2330656	November 12, 2024	Informal	State Violation/Reminder Notice
2330658	February 10, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

EPA health-based flag · Resolved

LSL InventoryViolation 4336928 · LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS · Lead and Copper Rule Revisions

Noncompliance period start October 17, 2024 · period end February 10, 2025 · first reported March 31, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field February 10, 2025

2 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
2330656	November 12, 2024	Informal	State Violation/Reminder Notice
2330657	February 10, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Report Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR)Violation 4336925 · Revised Total Coliform Rule · Revised Total Coliform Rule

Noncompliance period start July 11, 2023 · period end July 12, 2023 · first reported November 20, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field July 12, 2023

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
2330647	July 12, 2023	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
2330649	October 18, 2023	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
2330650	October 18, 2023	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
2330651	October 18, 2023	Informal	State Public Notification requested
2330652	September 19, 2024	Informal	State Public Notification received

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 4336924 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Noncompliance period start August 1, 2022 · period end October 31, 2022 · first reported December 20, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field October 31, 2022

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
2330641	November 16, 2022	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
2330642	November 16, 2022	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
2330643	November 16, 2022	Informal	State Public Notification requested
2330646	January 23, 2023	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
2330648	October 23, 2023	Informal	State Public Notification received

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Report Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR)Violation 4336922 · Revised Total Coliform Rule · Revised Total Coliform Rule

Noncompliance period start October 11, 2021 · period end October 18, 2021 · first reported November 18, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field October 18, 2021

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
2330640	October 18, 2021	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
2330632	October 29, 2021	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
2330633	October 29, 2021	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
2330634	October 29, 2021	Informal	State Public Notification requested
2330644	December 9, 2022	Informal	State Public Notification received

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 4336923 · Chlorine · Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Noncompliance period start July 1, 2021 · period end September 30, 2021 · first reported November 18, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field September 30, 2021

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
2330639	October 1, 2021	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
2330635	October 29, 2021	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
2330636	October 29, 2021	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
2330637	October 29, 2021	Informal	State Public Notification requested
2330645	December 9, 2022	Informal	State Public Notification received

Other or unclassified · Resolved
Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to ReportViolation 4336921 · Consumer Confidence Rule · Consumer Confidence Rule
Noncompliance period start July 1, 2021 · period end October 14, 2021 · first reported November 18, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field October 14, 2021

1 linked action

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID Date Category EPA action type
2330638 October 14, 2021 Resolving State Compliance achieved

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
2330638	October 14, 2021	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

EPA data and scope

How to read the records

The enforcement snapshot is federal fiscal 2026Q3. The EPA archive labels its violation file October 13, 2026. EPA says federal reporting can lag by several months. For current advisories, check your utility or local drinking-water authority.

We matched active community water systems by public water system ID between EPA’s system search and SDWIS inventory. We show violations with a recorded noncompliance, initial reporting or return-to-compliance date from 2021 onward, plus earlier records listed as Addressed or Unaddressed.
EPA’s health-based flag identifies violations of contaminant or disinfectant limits or treatment requirements. Monitoring and reporting violations describe required tests or reports. Neither category measures household exposure.
Addressed means EPA records formal enforcement on a violation that remains unresolved in the snapshot. Unaddressed means no formal action is recorded for an unresolved violation. Resolved can mean compliance was restored, the rule ceased to apply, or further action was unnecessary. Archived is a separate status.
We count a violation once per water system and group its distinct linked actions. Conflicting records are set aside. Places are EPA-listed search locations and can include mailing locations. Use the provider name and system ID to identify your service.

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